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U.S. Fish Commission steamer [[pencil underlined]]"Albatross"[[/pencil underlined]] from the Galapagos Islands, was recalled from Prof. Cope and arrived in a pretty bad condition. A large quantity of material is, however, still in his possession, and an accurate census of the herpetological specimens of the museum is therefore as much out of the question as it was last year. Like that presented a year ago the following estimate has been prepared in this way: 
Taking that of last year as a basis, those specimens which have been disposed of by exchange or otherwise, have been deducted, and those added